Was Australian Ben Zygier about to blow the whistle on Israel’s Mossad?
Mossad agent known as prisoner X linked to killing of Hamas leader: Report http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/02/15/289034/prisoner-x-linked-to-hamas-chief-murder/ 15 Feb 13, The Australian-Israeli ‘Mossad agent’ who has become known as ‘Prisoner X’ may have been linked to the assassination of a Hamas commander in Dubai in 2010, the same year he was found dead in a maximum security jail near Tel Aviv, a report says.
According to a report by the New York Times quoting the Kuwaiti daily Al Jarida on Thursday, Ben Zygier, identified as Prisoner X, was among the 26 suspects in a murder plot in which Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, a Hamas official, was tracked and killed in his hotel room hours after his arrival in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, in January 2010.
The assassins had reportedly used fake passports from Australia, Britain, Ireland, Germany and France, among other countries.
The report added that ‘Prisoner X’, who apparently spent a decade working for Mossad, had provided the officials in Dubai with “names and pictures and accurate details” in exchange for protection.
However, the Israeli regime kidnapped him from his hideout and jailed him over treason nearly a month after the operation over the speculation that he had been on the verge of exposing Tel Aviv’s secrets about the passports.
Australian media also quoted a security official familiar with the case as saying that Zygier “may well have been about to blow the whistle, but he never got the chance.” Continue reading
Climate change future – environmental refugees, water scarcity, conflict
Wars in prospect as climate change stirs unrest, UN told, SMH, 16 Feb 13 Imagine India in 2033. It has overtaken China as the most populous nation. Yet with 1.5 billion citizens to feed, it’s been three years since the last monsoon. Without rain, crops die and people starve.
Imagine India in 2033. It has overtaken China as the most populous nation. Yet with 1.5 billion citizens to feed, it’s been three years since the last monsoon. Without rain, crops die and people starve.
The seeds of conflict take root. Continue reading
Slide show of meteor fireball over Russia’s Chelyabinsk region
Slide Show and Videos http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/02/15/16969092-nuclear-like-in-its-intensity-russia-meteor-blast-is-largest-since-1908?lite 15 Feb 13, Nuclear-like in its intensity, Russia meteor blast is largest since 1908 By Alan Boyle and Matthew DeLuca, NBC News
A meteor 15 meters across flared through the skies over Russia’s Chelyabinsk region early Friday, triggering an atomic bomb-sized shock wave that injured nearly a thousand people, blew out windows and caused some Russians to fear the end of the world. Continue reading
In Australia, renewable energy now cheaper than new fossil fuels
Analysts say renewable energy now cheaper option than new fossil fuels
in Australia, Gizmag, By Antonio Pasolini February 14, 2013 In 2008,
the Garnaut Climate Change Review ranked Australia as the highest per
capita emitter of greenhouse gases of any OECD country and amongst the
highest in the world. One of the reasons for the country’s high carbon
footprint is its reliance on coal for electricity generation – 54
percent of it, according to the Australian Coal Association. But a new
study by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) points to a cleaner
energy future with the claim that unsubsidized renewable energy is now
a cheaper option for electricity generation than new coal- or
gas-fired power stations.
According to the BNEF study, electricity can now be supplied from a
new-build wind farm in Australia for AUD$80/MWh (US$83), while the
cost of electricity supplied from a new coal plant is AUD$143/MHh
(US$148) and AUD$116/MWh (US$120) for new baseload gas plants. While
these figures include emission taxation under Prime Minister Julia
Gillard’s carbon pricing scheme that was introduced last year, the
report says that, even without a carbon price, wind energy is still 14
percent cheaper than new coal and 18 percent cheaper than new gas.
The prices are the continuation of a downward trend for renewables in
Australia…… Continue reading
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